Massive explosions hit locations in Tehran overnight, Iran strikes Israel

0:00The United Nations Refugee Agency has declared the situation in the Middle East a major humanitarian emergency. Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran have killed more than 1,300 Iranians since it conflicted again. Thousands more are injured. The Israeli Army says its operation against Iran is moving to the next phase to further dismantle, quote, the regime and its military capabilities. Poems, hospitals, ambulances, entire neighborhoods, they've all been destroyed in a week of unrelenting Israeli and U.S. strikes. The United States military, together with the wonderful Israeli partners, continues to totally demolish the enemy far ahead of schedule. And it levels that people have never seen before, actually. Yes, Trump also said that he will have to be involved in picking Iran's next leader.

1:03He said he would support exile Kurdish Iranian fighters to launch an offensive against the government if they, quote, want to do that. A group of Iranian Kurdish parties formed a coalition last week to challenge the Iranian administration. In Lebanon, the Israeli military has launched intense air attacks across the country, including in the capital Beirut. On Thursday, it issued an unprecedented forced evacuation order for all residents in that area, including Daher, which is home to hundreds of thousands of people. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has been escalating since the assassination of Iran's supreme leader that was last saturday. And Iran has launched another barrage of missiles at Israel. These are the latest pictures of interceptions taking place above Tel Aviv. Overnight explosions are, of course, significant damage. Debra has been scattered across the city. At least 11 have been killed in Israel since saturday. And Iran is continuing its attacks on Gulf nations, hosting U.S. troops.

2:08In Bahrain's capital of Myanmar, one hotel and two residential buildings came under attack. Earlier, a refinery was seen engulfed in smoke after an apparent Iranian strike. In Q-8, an explosion was reported from an air base in the south of the country. And Saudi Arabia says its forces intercepted drones at near its capital of Riyadh. On the inside story podcast, we're discussing the fallout from Hezbollah's decision to join the ongoing war in the Middle East. The Lebanese government has banned the group's military activities and demanded it disarm. But that warning went unheeded. So what price will Lebanon pay as a result of Hezbollah's involvement in the conflict? Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.